Bomb attack on Gerry Adams and family at their Belfast home

An “explosive device” was thrown at the west Belfast home of former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams on Friday night. The home of Bobby Storey, the party’s former Northern Ireland chairman, was also targeted.

No one was harmed, but a vehicle in Adams’ driveway received significant damage from one of the devices, The Sun reports.

Adams tweeted: "All well here. No one hurt. Thanks 4 all the texts and phone calls.

"Thanks 2 all the great neighbours, the Neighbourhood Watch and Sinn Féin reps who were here very quickly."

All well here. No one hurt. Thanks 4 all the texts & phone calls. Thanks 2 all the great neighbours, the Neighbourhood Watch & Sinn Féin reps who were here very quickly.

“These were reprehensible and cowardly attacks on the family homes of Gerry Adams and Bobby Storey. Grandchildren were in the driveway of Adams’ home minutes before the attack.”

The Friday night bomb attacks in Belfast follow six nights of violence in Derry. On Thursday, two explosive devices and more than 70 petrol bombs were hurled at police officers. Six people were arrested on Thursday evening, the BBC reports.

Northern Ireland’s chief of police George Hamilton condemned the violence on Thursday night, saying: “This was the sixth consecutive night of reckless violence, violence that I am confident is being orchestrated by dissident republicans, with the New IRA being the primary grouping responsible.”

There is no indication yet of who carried out the Belfast attacks on Friday night or if there is a link to the Derry attacks.

"These latest attacks on the homes of Gerry Adams and Bobby Storey are a deliberate and calculated attempt to cause fear and raise tensions within our community. They must be condemned without equivocation by us all." pic.twitter.com/EYCoRLufeJ